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to some of Nature Reserves |
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| Dafengding
Qianfoshan Anzihe
Fengtongzhai Xiaozhaizigou
Piankou Si'er
Yele Baiyang
Tangjiahe Longxi-Hongkou |
| Jiuzhaigou
nature reaerve, Huanglong nature reserve
Panda Map
other kind of reserves in Sichuan
Heizhugou valley
Mount
Gonggar
National Nature Reserve
Mt.Siguniangshan
Nature Reserve
Other nature reserves
involved giant panda out of Sichuan
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Dafengding
Nature Reserve
The giant panda is the main beneficiary of this protection. This area
borders the Heizhugou Valley, 3000 - 4000 meters high,
It is full of exotic species (more than 50) , many of which can only be
found in China. Located in ethnic minorities area, covers 2 counties:
Mabian & Meigu.
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Qianfoshan
Natural Reserve
Located in the mountaintop between An
Xi'an county and Beichuan county, with it's 2 portions, north of Chengdu.
17740 hectares area, established as a nature reserve in 1993. 15 giant
pandas there living estimated.
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Yele
Nature Reserve
Yele is a young reserve, located in the
Xiangling Shan in Mianning county and supporting the 2nd southern- most
population of giant pandas, was established in 1993.
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Fengtongzhai
Nature Reserve
National Reserve, established in 1975. In mountains & valley area of 39000 hectares
reserved, located at Baoxing county, between east longitude of 102º48´-
102º47´ and north latitude of 30º19´- 30º20´,
total animals about 380 species, 395 kinds of plants in this area. There
are 7 conservative portions in this reserve. about 250Km from Chengdu.
Now there are 4 captive giant pandas. In it's history, the Preserve
has ever treated and cured 23 giant pandas, and 20 of them alive. For
these pandas, 12 of them sent to other places (country) as gift by China
Government, 8 of them placed back to wild condition (their real family).
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Anzihe
Nature Reserve
Established in 1993 by Sichuan Province to protect giant panda and it's
habitat. Located at Chongzhou, 104KM from Chengdu about 2.5 hours drive,
covers about 10100 hectares, elevation around 2500M average, and locate
between east longitude of 103º7´- 103º17´ and
north latitude of 30º43´- 30º51´, there estimated
8 wild giant pandas living in this reserve.
And this reserve play a important role in linking Wolong nature reserve,
Fengtongzhai nature reserve and Heishuihe nature reserve as a big region
for panda living and exchange freely in Qionglai Mountains.
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Baiyang
Nature Reserve
Established in 1993 to protect rare wild animals
such as giant panda and eco-forest system with area of 76710 hectares,
at elevation between 1080M and 5588M, locate at Jin'an town, Songpan
county, locate between east longitude of 103º48´- 104º15´
and north latitude of 32º7´- 32º26´, links
Huanglong reserve, Si'er nature reserve, Wanglang reserve and Piankou
reserve in Beichuan county. Scenery is very attractive in mountains,
river, temples and and valleies. There living Qiang people and Tibetan
with attractive folklores. Scientific researching going on a
little due to lack of money in this reserve.
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Piankou
Nature Reserve
Loacted in Piankou, Xiaoba and Kaiping town in
Beichuan county, north of Sichuan province, at elevation from 1100 to
3320M, between east longitude of 104º20´- 104º26´
and north latitude of 32º02´- 32º12´, 225Km from
Chengdu (capital of Sichuan province), with 2700 kinds of wild plants,
include some rare plants, also many rare animals such as giant panda,
and many Chinese Medicine there, it's a natural gene pool.
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Si'er
Nature Reserve
Located Tibetan village in Pingwu county, no
people live in reserved ares, covers 29790 hectares at elevation from
1600 to 4828M, with primitive forests system in various plants and
mammals such as giant panda, and between east longitude of 103º53´-
104º10´ and north latitude of 32º15´- 32º31´,
rare animals about 50 species and 30 national key plants there.
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Xiaozhaizigou
Nature Reserve
Xiaozhaizigou, means small village valley, covers
44391.2 hectares, to protect wild animals and primitive forests, between
Baiyang Nature reserve (north) and Baodinggou reserve (south), is a very
important area to link habitats of giant panda in Minshan Mountains.
Locate between east longitude of 103º45´- 104º10´
and north latitude of 31º50´- 32º10´, southward
about 73Km to Mianyang city, and from Mianyang to Chengdu about 162Km.
There are 13 kinds of rare plants and national conservative key animals
40 species.
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Tangjiahe
National Nature Reserve
This reserve established in 1978 to protect wild animals such as giant
panda and primitive forests, located in mountains, rivers and valleys at
elevation from 1150 to 3864M, and between east longitude of 104º36´-
104º53´ and north latitude of 32º32´- 32º41´,
with many rare animals, about 200 kinds of birds and 19 species of
reptiles.
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Longxi-Hongkou
Longxi-HongkouNational Nature Reserve, 100KM from Chengdu,
located on the links from Sichuan Basin to Tibet Plateau, altitude from
820--4582meters, covers 34000 hectares of primitive forests and plants,
there lives 10-20 wild giant pandas.
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Other Nature
Reserves in Sichuan
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Heizhugou
Valley
Surrounded
by primitive forest at the fringe of the Sichuan Basin, 3500
meters high. Legend has it that people and animals often disappear
without a trace from this valley ,attributable to the pyramids of Egypt
and the Bermuda Triangle.
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Mount
Gonggar National Nature Reserve
Established in 1996 protect primitive forests, rare animals & modern
glacier, covers area of 400000 hectares, location covers three counties
of Kangding, Luding and Shimian.
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Mt.Siguniangshan
Nature Reserve
Established in 1995, to protect wild animals and mountain's eco-system,
covers 48500 hectares. Located in Xiaojin County. |
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